19/04/23 Gilly Salmon Learning Futures 1

“Imagination is the beginning of creation”George Bernard Shaw

“The best way to predict the future is to invent it”Alan C. Kay Fellow at Apple Computer Inc

Creating the future for learningPedagogical Push +Intelligent technology insights

Technological Innovations Technological Innovations to Learningto Learning

Learning MaterialsLearning Together

•available in the UK from September 2008, Waterstones retail partner•different from reading on a computer screen: electronic paper display

•viewable in direct sunlight, •no power to maintain static image, •portrait or landscape orientation. •display multiple formats & play audio files

•Secure Electronic Delivery (SED), from BL to all UK universities only

Learning Materials of the future…E- book readers

Learning Materials of the future…E- book readers

Pedagogical push:everything required for reading, highly accessible, learning & work more integrated, convenience, practicality, discretion, use across contexts & locations, Suppose we…Pre-load all key texts and study guides to e-book reader, delivery to learners, then send live updates & RSS feeds throughout programme.

3 learning perspectives: 3D Multi User virtual Environments internet accessed 3D MUVES:

1st decade of 21C.Convergence: huge increase in computing power,

storage, broadband, digital tools, e-spaces and networked applications, the web 2.0ish wave of desire to DIY, drops in costs. social networking,

simulation & online gaming.

1.Role of avatars2.Improving on reality3.Metaphor & creativity4.Alternatives to reality

Learning togetherSecond Life

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=y7TMQzzFFdQ

Are we human …or are we avatars?